Fact · transport · 2024
Franchised bus companies and buses
專營巴士公司及巴士數目
Figure and reference date
5 companies (6 franchises), about 5,870 buses
5 間公司（6 項專營權）、約 5,870 輛
Notes and definition
Transport Dept fact sheet: about 5,870 franchised buses as of end-Dec 2024.
There is more than one official basis
Why do two Transport Department publications give different franchised bus counts for the same period of the year?
The same question has 2 official bases; their figures and scopes cannot be added together or swapped.
（口徑對照頁目前只有中文版：/calibre#franchised-bus-count）
Other figures in this group (transport)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Transport.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date the Hong Kong section of the High Speed Rail entered service 廣深港高速鐵路香港段投入服務日期 | 23 September 2018 2018年9月23日 Government press release: the opening ceremony was held on 22 September, and the Hong Kong section “will open to passengers on the following morning (23 September)”. | 2018-09-23 | Opening of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High Speed Rail |
| Date the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge opened to traffic 港珠澳大橋正式通車日期 | 24 October 2018, 9am 2018年10月24日上午九時 Transport Department press release: “the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will open to traffic at 9am on Wednesday, 24 October”. | 2018-10-24 | Traffic and public transport arrangements for the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge |
| Date the Central-Wan Chai Bypass opened 中環及灣仔繞道啟用日期 | 20 January 2019, 8am 2019年1月20日上午八時 CE speech at the opening ceremony on 19 January: the bypass “will open in the early hours of tomorrow (in fact 8am)”. | 2019-01-20 | CE speech at the opening ceremony of the Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link (Chinese only) |
| Date the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link northern connection opened 屯門至赤鱲角北面連接路通行日期 | 27 December 2020, 8am 2020年12月27日上午八時 Government press release: the northern connection “will open free of charge at 8am tomorrow (27 December)”. | 2020-12-27 | CE officiates at the opening ceremony of the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link northern connection |
| Date the Tuen Ma Line opened in full 屯馬線全線投入服務日期 | 27 June 2021 2021年6月27日 Government press release: with Sung Wong Toi and To Kwa Wan stations “entering service tomorrow”, the Tuen Ma Line opens in full. | 2021-06-27 | CE speech at the celebration of the full opening of the Tuen Ma Line (Chinese only) |
| Date the East Rail Line cross-harbour extension opened 東鐵線過海段通車日期 | 15 May 2022 2022年5月15日 Government press release: the cross-harbour section “opens tomorrow”, extending the East Rail Line from Hung Hom to Admiralty. | 2022-05-15 | CE speech at the celebration of the opening of the East Rail Line cross-harbour extension (Chinese only) |
| Date the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel opened 將軍澳—藍田隧道啟用日期 | 11 December 2022, 8am 2022年12月11日上午八時 Transport Department press release: Lam Tin Interchange, the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Road and Wan O Road “open at 8am tomorrow (11 December)”. | 2022-12-11 | Transport Department reminds public of traffic arrangements at Lam Tin Interchange, Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Road and Wan O Road, and bus services via the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel |
| Date time-varying tolls began at the three harbour crossings 三隧分時段收費實施日期 | 17 December 2023, 5am 2023年12月17日上午五時 Transport Department press release: time-varying tolls at the three harbour crossings took effect “from 5am yesterday (17 December)”. | 2023-12-17 | Cross-harbour traffic broadly smooth after time-varying tolls at the three harbour crossings |
| Date the rail merger took effect 兩鐵合併生效日期 | 2 December 2007 2007年12月2日 Government press release: the Secretary for Transport and Housing “welcomed the implementation of the rail merger today (2 December)”. | 2007-12-02 | Secretary for Transport and Housing welcomes implementation of the rail merger |
| Date the MTR South Island Line (East) entered service 港鐵南港島線（東段）投入服務日期 | 28 December 2016 2016年12月28日 Transport Department press release: the South Island Line (East) “entered service today (28 December)”. | 2016-12-28 | Transport Department monitors first-day operation of the South Island Line (East) |
| Date of the commissioning ceremony for the Third Runway at Hong Kong International Airport 香港國際機場第三跑道啟用典禮日期 | 25 November 2022 2022年11月25日 The CS said at the ceremony: “today I am pleased to officiate at the commissioning ceremony of the Third Runway”. This records the ceremony date only; it does not mean the whole Three-Runway System was complete. | 2022-11-25 | CS attends commissioning ceremony of the Third Runway at Hong Kong International Airport (Chinese only) |
| Date passenger clearance began at the Heung Yuen Wai / Liantang port 香園圍／蓮塘口岸展開旅檢服務日期 | 6 February 2023 2023年2月6日 Government press release: from 6 February “Hong Kong and the Mainland fully resume travel”, adding Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau/Huanggang and “Heung Yuen Wai/Liantang”, all providing full passenger clearance services. | 2023-02-06 | Full resumption of travel between Hong Kong and the Mainland |
38 more figures in this group are listed in Transport.
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “Transport Department: Hong Kong Fact Sheet—Transport” (Transport Department). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxis (2024) 的士數目（2024年） | 18,163 taxis (15,250 urban + 2,838 NT + 75 Lantau) 18,163 輛（市區 15,250＋新界 2,838＋大嶼山 75） Transport Dept fact sheet: 18,163 taxis of three types as of end-Dec 2024. | 2024 | Transport Department: Hong Kong Fact Sheet—Transport |
| Trams and daily ridership (2024) 電車（叮叮）數目及每日客量（2024年） | 165 double-deckers, about 138,200 passengers/day 165 輛雙層電車、每日平均約 138,200 人次 Transport Dept fact sheet: 16 km tramway with 165 vehicles on the HK Island north shore. | 2024 | Transport Department: Hong Kong Fact Sheet—Transport |
| Cross-harbour road tunnels 過海行車隧道數目 | 4 cross-harbour road tunnels 4 條（紅隧、東隧、西隧及中環及灣仔繞道海底隧道） Four cross-harbour road tunnels connect Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. | 2024 | Transport Department: Hong Kong Fact Sheet—Transport |
| Local ferry average daily passengers (2024) 本地渡輪每日平均客量（2024年） | about 106,700 passengers/day 約 106,700 人次 Transport Dept fact sheet: average daily local ferry passengers of about 106,700. | 2024 | Transport Department: Hong Kong Fact Sheet—Transport |
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Franchised bus companies and buses”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/franchised-buses-2024, data as at 2024 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈專營巴士公司及巴士數目〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/franchised-buses-2024，資料時點 2024（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
Transport Department: Hong Kong Fact Sheet—Transport
Transport Department
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